The last time I wrote about my first encounter with dolphin’s parents were many moons back and if you haven’t read or can’t recall the main subject of that particular meet was her pet Husky!

Though it was Malu-ation for me but over the months it got better but occasionally I did have my moments.

A week after meeting her parents I was back again. This time around I wasn’t as nervous but as cool as a cucumber. While waiting for her to get ready, her mum asked if would like to read the papers in Hokkien T.T Just Before I could show her mum that i do know how answer her in hokkien, my phone decided to jump in:

“Ding ding”

“Lost satellite connection”

“Ding ding”

“Lost satellite connection”

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Her mum got a shock cause:

1) The voice was blaring out as the volume was set to the max

2) I was trying to get my phone out of my pocket but for some reason the phone decided to get stuck in the pocket.

So it was kinda awkward. A voice screaming that there’s no satellite connection and me looking like a fool.

Moral of the Story: Double check your phone if you forgotten to turn off the GPS XD Another tip is, have appropriate ringtone. At that point of time i had “Sexy Can I” as my ringtone. Though i only had certain part of the song but the words were:

Sexy can I, hit it from the front,
then I hit it from the back.
know you like it like that.
then we take it to the bed, then we take it to the floor

After that day i changed it, hahaha

Before leaving work, i thought of getting myself some kuih since i was going to be in the jam for 40minutes. So i went to the canteen.

Bang, yang ini berapa ? *points at the karipap* (Brother, how much is this?)

Saya ini Kak ler ! (I am Sister ler !)

Ok probably the English translation is kinda weird but the point is, i thought the person selling behind the stall was a man @.@!

I ended up buying with a super thick face as the lady stares at me >.<!

I was on my way for a meeting with the supervisor and manager when i realized a small thread dangling a few inches below the zip of my pants. I decided to yank the bugger off before entering the meeting room.

Little did i know, that little thread was actually holding the the 2 main section of my pants together.

As i sat, i felt a cold breeze over the southern region.

I glanced down and to my horror, there was a hole in my pants T.T

I tried crossing my legs but decided to ditch the idea cause it will just give the wrong impression. I tried lowering my neck so that my tie would sort off cover it. But i naturally would straighten my back and the hole reappears.

In the end, i casually folded my arms.

I did that throughout the whole day, during lunch, in the clean-room, briefing >.<!

Luckily i have 1 more pants to spare. Have to get myself a needle and thread to mend the hole.

P/S: Wooohooooo Friday is a holiday ! A replacement for Deepavali !

I am finally BACK ! I am BACK blogging. Curse facebook and twitter for taking up my blogging time, LOL. Anyway i am back here to finish off my Cambodia entries with the second last entry which is basically the 2nd last day in Siem Reap. For some reason i think it was a bad idea shooting this particular shot in sepia cause it emphasizes how dirty the hands were.

If you didn’t already know, the egg looking thing in the plate my friend is the unborn ducky -_-!

It’s known as Balut in the Philippines.

We didn’t actually plan to do this but so happened a lady cycled passed us and asked in Cambodian if we would like try. Our guide, Siya then stopped her and said he would have one. Thus giving us the opportunity to see how she prepares. From cracking the egg, to digging out the duck and serving with certain leaves and ginger.

Sister number 1 was terrified seeing the duck on her plate. HAHAhaha.

Siya showed us how to eat it and then he explained why people in Cambodia resorted to eating fried insects, unborn ducks, etc. It all started off with a certain regime taking over the whole country and the people were left to starve for food. Thus most of them resorted to insects to fill up their hungry tummies. Of course time flew by but the habit or crave for insects never left, thus you see many roadside vendors selling fried insects and also unborn ducks.

This is why i love traveling, you always gain something from a trip especially when you are backpacking. Experiencing what the normal people have to go through would definitely open our eyes bigger and thanking for what we have.

Imagine me telling a Cambodian my side of the story of hunger. When i am hungry, i don’t go hunting for insects but i end up at Murni having Nasi Goreng Maryland Special and Watermelon Special, LOL.

Nom nom nom the duckling T.T

Lee May also tried …. with her eyes closed. Might as well don’t see what you are eating. Good thinking by our resident pharmacist

So as Lee May tried … Sister Number 1 and Sister Number 2 were …

…. freaking OUT ! HAHAHAHA

Imagine halfway through, Siya pointed out that certain part of the egg was like the pillow for the duck @.@!

I didn’t try.

So to recap, i never tried the insects in Phnom Penh and i never tried the duck in Siem Reap >.<!

Krispy Kreme gave away free doughnuts at Times Square yesterday

While having lunch at Old Town Kopitiam, i took Angeline’s ipod and started punching in reminders which would come in play for what i have installed for her while she waits to board her flight.

… but to no surprise, the flight got delayed and the reminders popped out ahead of time.

Nevertheless, the reminders were sort of vague and Angeline called up and asked what was going on. I told her to ignore it.

An hour after the actual boarding time, she calls and says that she is finally boarding and asked if she had to do as i asked in her reminders and i replied yes.

“What happens if i don’t want to follow your instructions ?” she asked.

I told her to have a safe journey and it’s up to you if you want to follow.

Just don’t kill me once you have landed in Penang.

So she boarded the plane..

When the plane reached it’s cruising altitude, an announcement was made.

Paging for Miss Angeline Tan, paging for Miss Angeline Tan

Your roti canai is ready

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

She was kind of stunned and decided to dabao the roti canai, ROFLMAO

You know the fella beside me thought i was mad !

Dabao-ing roti canai in mid-air ! I am sooooo gonna kill you !

I probably got stressed out while booking her flight ticket no thanks to all the 60 journals and thesis writing i have been doing for the past 2 weeks. And so i wondered, what would happen if i added a roti canai in her booking ?

… and that’s what i did. Booked her a flight, added a meal which was roti canai but never told her about it. If you are wondering what were the reminders that i mentioned earlier, it was actually instructions for her to show her boarding pass to the stewards so that they can bring her the roti canai but for some reason her name was announced instead. Hmmmm i sense a lot of scolding is coming my way >.<!

3 ringgit roti canai = stress relief

Angeline, don’t you feed it to Husky i tell you !

F1 was crazy last night. It was soooo short ! but the excitement  was over the roof when the cars stopped in the middle of the road ! LOL

… and as for EPL, Machedaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! What a curler ! The battle of the last minute goals, ROFL

Btw, i have just wrote in my entry for Malaysian Dream Girl and this time the girls were in Royal Selangor for their first outdoor photoshoot

For those who have no idea what a zorb is, it basically the same as a hamster running in it’s plastic ball. The difference is, for us the ball is cushioned by air in the middle. The it’s to refrain hard impacts as we roll down the hill. To make things more exciting the participants are strapped on to the wall of the zorb. Thus as it roll down, so do you >.<!

If you are wondering why don’t the description match the picture above. That’s because it’s a water zorb. Water zorb is identical to a hamster ball.

Don’t be deceived with the photos because water zorbing is a waste of time and money. I will you why later.

So it was a bright Sunday morning and 26 people gathered in an excitement somewhere in Titiwangsa.

I couldn’t find the place at first and i called Bernard for the exact location. He said once you see 2 plastic balls on the left of the road means you are at the right place >.<! And he was right, i just continued driving around the lake till i saw these zorb balls.

Just as i described earlier there’s air in between the 2 layers in the zorb. Since it can accomodate 2 people at once, Bernard and i were paired up.

A few days before this event, Esther emailed me some coupon which i am suppose to bring so that the price of the zorb would be only RM 15. After finalizing the payment and all, we all waited to take turns.

Esther immediately said she was the first to go.

The ball was then rolled a slight slope and was held till Esther and her friend got strapped in. The slope isn’t that steep compared to the ones i have seen in New Zealand but nevertheless for 15 ringgit what do you expect? The distance it would roll is about 70 meters.

The instructor will help you out with the harness if you have hard time strapping into it. The girls were all observing for some reason but i am not sure why Bernard looks excited. HAhahahahahaha.

Once Esther was ready, they rolled down the ball and all i could hear were screams from Esther and her friend … who is a guy. ROFL.

Knowing that there’s 26 people and it would take eons before Bernard and i would have a chance. We decided to go for the water zorb first. Nicolette and Alice joined us.

It’s not that near from the dry zorb so we drove over to the other side of the lake.

Bernard was the first one to go since there weren’t anyone there. Water zorbing is also RM 15. And as you can see, first you would need to get into that plastic and they would pump in air till it’s full. They would then further pump in using a smaller pump.

It’s seriously not easy !

There’s no grip …. inside and outside. So all you do is fall …. and fall in the most awkward manner >.<!

Bernard was even luckier because when he was trying to find the inner hamster in him, a TV crew recorded the whole thing, LOL.

We escaped from the rest because we want to spare the shame but Bernard went two steps back by showing himself to the country, hahaha.

Alice was really funny, LOL. Cause she did try to run as much as possible and from far, she does look like a hamster

You see, we knew by going for the water zorb first, the rest won’t be seeing us like this. But when Nicolette spotted them walking from afar, she immediately said it was her turn after Alice @_@!!

So i was left to be the last one.

Nicolette didn’t last long cause she just doesn’t seem to go anywhere and it’s seriously tiring though you try to move it around. So she sat and enjoyed the scenery. But then again, she wasn’t wearing her specs. Hmmm now i wondered what was she even looking, lol.

By the time she was done, probably half of the whole group was already there and everyone was waiting for me to get in.

You know how people would say, “Save the best for last” ? Well this was one of those moments, wuuuwuuuuuuu

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Have you seen a buffalo falling ? There you go ….. >.<!

What a way to start my water zorbing experience. At one point while falling i thought the zorb was gonna burst or something.

Once you are in the ball you basically can’t hear much unless someone screams at you. And when i fell i could hear clearly everyone laughing at me @_@! So that’s how hard everyone laughed.

I tried everything to move it like a hamster ball but the harder i tried, the more weird i fell. If only the outer layer of the ball had some groove so it will move against the water rather than spinning on the same spot.

But it was really fun !

Esther’s one was the shortest i think, LOL. At one point she even tried to escape even when she was in the middle of the lake >.<! LOL

After capturing Esther’s fall, Alice, Nic, Bernard and i went back for the normal zorb.

The problem with 2 big buffalos entering the zorb is, when one gets in, the second one would have a hard time cause the hole is even smaller @_@!

… and i got freaking stuck, blardy hell and Bernard who was already inside had to pull me in.

We were too heavy that they had to push us down, ROFLMAO. Actually they do push for everyone since the slope isn’t that steep.

I know i screamed a lot, Bernard too and the momentum was madness. Imagine 2 of us causing the ball to roll down even faster than the rest. swt swt swt.

This is a small taste of what’s there in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan as i was told that the zorb there is longer …. 250m down >.<!

1 minute of spinning.

According to the fella who organizers this, for the first 20 seconds you would be screaming happily but after that till the end, you would be dying to get out, lol.

All in all the experience was great !!! Would definitely recommend it to anyone for sure.

Zorbing anyone ?

There i was at the gate waiting for someone let me in and after ringing the bell a few times, her father walked towards the gate with a rotan. I was thinking i was about to get some butt-whipping but it was used on Husky, their dog. After chasing Husky to his corner, i breezed through the porch and into the hall.

As i waited patiently for her to dress up *she did this on purpose so i would have some time spent with either her parents*, her father joined me in the hall.

I never felt so nervous and knowing that i can talk just about anything to anyone, i didn’t know why i felt i had a lock-jaw >.<!

My first impression was obviously important and so i did strike a topic to break the silence.

So uncle how was your Japan trip ?

It was good good, you should go there one day

… and that’s as good as it gets. I thought i started out well but for some reason the following replies just didn’t suit the situation at that very moment.

Ermmm so how did Husky do?

Who ?

Ermmmm Husky … your dog ? *felt like banging my head against the tea table in front of me for asking such a question*

Oh Husky, ermmm he did well when we were away.

How was the place?

It was very ….. He was sent to a dog center nearby ? *Probably by now her father must be thinking why don’t i have anything else to talk about*

Oh Husky, he was here all the while. We had someone to come over to look out for him as well as feed.

He seems to be barking a lot *i dunno what made me say that ridiculous sentence, sigh*

Yeap that’s how he greets new visitors

Just as i was trying to to gasp for some air because i was literally drowning in a lame conversation which i started, her mum appeared. I stood up to say hello but her mum bowed at me. I am not sure if my name did confused her or probably the Japan trip did leave a small impact in her.

… yes i bowed as well.

Damn awkward.

Probably her father would be thinking i am not just lame but mad as well.

Finally she came down.

I was closed to strangling her for leaving me in the hall for so long but of course that wouldn’t happen >.<!

As we left in my car, her parents would be pitying their daughter for going out with me. Hahaha. Of course it didn’t happen again and that was so many moons ago. Can’t believe i spoke only about her pet dog and nothing else. How embarrassing. Probably i was trying too hard >.<!

Last weekend i was at the final audition for Malaysian Dream Girl and boy did i feel short ! Girls were all towering me from all angles >.<! LOL

I would dive into the details of the audition once i am back from Cambodia. As for now, i would want you to focus on the sole male participant. The word ‘Girl’ in Malaysian Dream Girl clearly indicates that the first requirement to go for the audition is to be a girl but nooooo, Andrew tried to prove otherwise. Hahahahaha.

As stubborn as a mule, he sat with the rest and wondered if he did the right thing. I couldn’t be bothered and decided to snap pictures of his journey to the audition room. LOL.

For some reason, Andrew wasn’t the only guy. So he took some time to see how he could do one better than the ones in the queue.

Andrew proudly showing his ‘golden ticket’ to the closed audition. One step closer to being the Malaysian Dream Girl, ROFL.

None of that actually happened and i presume most of you thought so We were just goofing around during intervals/breaks.

But seriously, the girls who auditioned for Malaysian Dream Girls were all very good. I am talking about their physique and also personality. Just that only some excelled in both areas and the bonus of having that very ‘X-factor’ sets them apart.

Stay tuned via Malaysian Dream Girl’s website for updates on the upcoming Season 2.

The Three Muskeeteers ?

During the audition i also met Intan aka Malaysian Super Mummy who was partnered with Simon and also Diese ! Diese came all the way from Penang >.< LOL Super semangat ler she I barely had time to have a proper conversation with Intan cause she left after lunch hour. Maybe the next time we shall chat more

THREE MORE HOURS and i am off to the airport. Cambodia here i come !!!

Oh btw, i opened a new photoblog whereby i would post photos from my trust e71 from time to time. I know it’s a long shot but i am gonna try to upload pictures as i travel around in Cambodia

So do drop by:

Pictures on the Move

Probably i should take a nap >.<!

I am finally back!

Well let me say that i am very excited to see what 2009  have installed for me. In slightly more than a week from now, i will be off to Cambodia for 6 days with 6 friends of mine and that is definitely gonna  have me missing  from my blog yet again.

The idea of Cambodia was first conceived when i was strolling about on the sandy beach of Redang Island after a crazy day at Nipple Island. Initially, in the morning, i received a call from my mum saying i had cheques from Nuffnang and that she had already banked it in. Knowing i had extra cash in hand, i jokingly asked William and Angeline, …

“Come let’s go Cambodia ….”

William was fast to say he was in. I can’t even be sure if he even took time to think

Angeline on the hand took probably a few seconds longer before agreeing to join the bandwagon …

… and that’s how things got rolling. One by one the rest joined in, Lee May, Aaron, Ai Ling and Emily. I am excited, everyone is excited cause no one knows what is gonna happen as our plans are kinda sketchy. Keeping our fingers crossed that everything goes as planned

Personally i am definitely happy with how Nuffnang has changed the blogosphere especially in Malaysia (… and also in the other countries that they are invading). Thanks to them, i have the extra moolah which enabled me to get my flight tickets to Cambodia.

On the side note, also related to Nuffnang, this coming Saturday would be the auditions of Malaysian Dream Girls in Kuala Lumpur which is also the final audition for this season.

Date 10 Jan 09 (Saturday)
Time 10am – 5pm
Venue Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa

I’ll be there … in fact Andrew will also be there and we will both be covering the event on behalf of Malaysian Dream Girls. My counterparts, Simon Seow and Intan or better known as Malaysian Super Mummy will also be there but earlier.

So if you have what it takes to be a model, then don’t forget the details above. Drag your friends along

See you all there

Merry New Year everyone !

P/S: I just realized my last entry was written last year >.<! LOL

I was rushing for things to be done when Jess messaged me asking where should we celebrate William‘s bday as well as Angeline‘s farewell. She threw in a couple of ideas before i told her that i saw this entry written by Crystal that caught my attention. I had no idea where was this place and asked Jess if that would be ideal and that’s when i found out that she had being going there so often that it was like her second home.

ok i made that up.

But anyway, we decided to go there and after searching for directions via google maps, we found out NZX or better known as Niu Ze Xui was somewhere near Angeline’s place.

I called up to make a reservation and was greeted with a rather disorientated waiter who sounded like he had no clue on what he had to do and asked me to hang on -_-!

I wasn’t worked up or anything. I simply made an assumption that he could be someone new in his job and i am just gonna let it slide.

The day finally came and the attendees were Angeline, William, Jess, Steven, Aaron, Crystal, Wai Seng and me. As we reached the place, Aaron was already waiting for us. Judging from the amount of people who were sited on a weekday, i must say this place is doing quite well. We were ushered to our table and then were given menus after other tables had finished ordering their meals. I was told that they had a shortage of menus and that’s how things are done.

The first thing that caught my eye was the setting. I first got a glimpse of Full House from Crystal’s blog and was already taken up or rather puzzled because i couldn’t figure out if it was a boutique or a cafe.

Our orders were taken not to long after that but after overhearing the table behind us, i knew the orders would take quite sometime to reach. One of the patrons even raised his voice asking where’s his food. To our surprise one by one our orders started appearing … except for the celebrated one’s, Angeline and William.

Both of their chickens decided not to turn up.

As the saying goes, ” A hungry man is an angry man.”

… and that’s how WIlliam became … well maybe to a certain extend.

So to keep things in order Jess decided to give William and Angeline their presents just to buy some time. Things didn’t go so well when Wai Seng’s and Crystal’s orders came to our table. Why you must asking, that’s because both of them came so much later than the rest of us. Aaron even had his second helping

A game of ‘bluff’ didn’t help either.

Noticing that there were quite a number of specs on display nearby us, i brought it over and one thing led to another, we started goofing around. Hence the first picture.

William channeled all his anger to his face … LOL

Then Jess and Aaron followed suit with the black framed specs …

Pictures were taken from all angles

That lasted for a while and William snapped right back into his angry mode. It was like Jeckle and Hyde. He summoned the manager and just as he was about to complain, the food finally arrived.

To be truthful the whole place was chaotic. We weren’t the only table affected with delayed orders and sub-standard services, in fact almost every table i saw had something to complain about. The staffs themselves had personal feud amongst themselves and it’s ridiculous to see them acting as such. One of the waiters approached one of the floor managers and showed him something on the tray. I couldn’t really see as it was way above my head. The next thing i knew, the floor manager picked it up and threw it to the counter -_-! The waiter with the dejected face walked off and retrieve it from where it was.

It was like watching Kitchen Nightmare in real life minus Gordon Ramsey.

Being a positive bunch of hippies people, we walked around their boutique and enjoyed ourselves. Like i previously mentioned, this place has a great atmosphere but they are just lacking the service. Probably they were just having one of ‘those days’ where everything goes wrong.

Noticed the fella behind the counter ? I think he is some sort of manager or floor manager. He is probably hired to apologize rather than straightening things up. All i have ever seen him do is listen to what patrons got to complain, he apologizes profusely and then he says something into his bodyguard-looking walkie talkie -_-!

I am not sure if he got used to the complains that he doesn’t really care because the place is always full, hence Full House >_<! Or he just doesn’t know what to do from there on.

As we were lining up, the bunch of people in front of us told him off …

“This is the first and last time we are coming here. Terrible service …“

At that point of time, we just couldn’t be bothered. We just wanted to pay and leave that place as soon as possible.

Upon leaving, we saw an unused Mini in front of their entrance and Wai Seng decided it was his turn to make a scene … LOL

If you are ever at Niu Ze Xui, you can always drop by Full House Hopefully by then their service would improve cause if it doesn’t, you can opt for Station 1 Cafe